Friday, March 30, 2012

Town buildings

Although I worry so much about the demolition of buildings and drastically altered streetscapes, when Melbourne does save old buildings and even give them a big repair job, we don't do it badly at all, with some exceptions.

These two are both in Flinders Street, quite close to each other but very different styles. Yooralla is a charity organisation, although they may not like that title.

I think this may be just a façade, but it is well done.

This one is in Franklin Street I think. It could have looked ever so much better if it was not blank at street level or had blanked out windows. Its end is fantastic.

River, yes the building with the arches is pretty special. I must check out if it is only a façade. If the renovated of the last building wanted to add graffiti panels, he could not have done a better job. Either a camera is somewhere or the graffiti is quickly painted over.

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